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The built-in Notes app on iPhones offers you the ability to keep, organize, and find information in a convenient and functional application. We’ll explore how to use Notes starting with the basics, then learn how to format and edit text in a note. Please bring a working iPhone with you to class.

This class covers
• Find, set up, and use Notes
• Format and edit text in a note
• Use the “Share” icon in many Apple apps to send information to the Notes app
 

Will Hawk retired from the information technology industry after 35 years. At present Will serves as a very active volunteer for OLLI and enjoys using technology to assist seniors with everyday tasks. As a lifelong learner Will has many interests including hiking and yoga.

If our computers and phones performed flawlessly, and we never ever deleted anything by accident, then we wouldn’t have a need for backing up our data. Unfortunately, that’s not how life goes. In this presentation, the instructor will make sense of the various ways we can keep our files safe. He’ll explore hard drives vs. “The Cloud,” Apple Time Machine, Windows File History, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud and more. They will also talk about the reasons for–and common methods of–backing up our data, so we’ll be able to decide what’s best for our own situation.

Jim Keen holds a B.A. (communications) and an M.A. (educational studies) from the University of Michigan. He currently owns and operates Keen Focus Technology Tutoring.

In this class, you will learn about some of the best emergency apps for your iPhone that can help you prepare for and stay safe during emergencies. You will discover how these apps can provide you with useful information, alerts, tools, and navigation in critical situations. This class covers how to use emergency apps included with your iPhone like Medical ID, Find My and Check In, how to use the American Red Cross Emergency app, how to use the FEMA emergency app

Will Hawk retired from the Information Technology industry after 35 years. At present Will serves as a volunteer for OLLI and enjoys using technology to assist seniors with everyday tasks. As a lifelong learner Will has many interests including hiking and yoga.

Cognitive science is "the scientific study of cognition, or thought, in all its forms." While cognition has been the object of study for millennia, results until recently were very modest. Advances in neuroscience, medical imaging, and artificial intelligence, however, have revolutionized the field. In this study group we will watch and discuss 24 lectures on cognitive science in a new Great Courses series given by UM Professor Thad Polk. Prof. Polk will attend the last session of our series to discuss the course and answer questions. Please visit bit.ly/CogSciA for a fuller course description and bit.ly/CogSciB for a listing of lectures. (This course is in hybrid format. Participants who cannot get to the TSRC can join by Zoom, but others are strongly encouraged to attend in person).

Craig Stephan, Ph.D. is a retired physicist from Ford Motor Co. and Argonne National Lab. He has led many OLLI study groups, including “The Aging Brain” (also by Prof. Polk), “Consciousness and the Brain”, “Consciousness and its Implications”, and “Philosophy and Physics."

Struggling to navigate your iPhone? Never fear, help is here! You will learn how to make the most of your iPhone. Learn how to navigate the phone, understand settings, notifications, security features and so much more. You will learn the following: Setting up your iPhone, Navigating your iPhone, Finding and Managing Apps, Using Notifications, Understanding iPhone Settings, Location Settings and what they mean, Keeping your iPhone secure. Please bring a working iPhone with you to class.

Will Hawk retired from the information technology industry after 35 years. At present Will serves as a very active volunteer for OLLI and enjoys using technology to assist seniors with everyday tasks. As a lifelong learner Will has many interests including hiking and yoga.

We live in the age of information. But what is information, and what are its laws? Claude Shannon’s 1948 creation of information theory launched a revolution in both science and technology. The key property of information is its amazing transformability. Any single message can take on dozens of different physical forms, from marks on paper to radio waves, and any type of information can be encoded as a series of binary digits, or bits. Combined with revolutionary advances in electronics, Shannon’s ideas changed the world.

Dick Chase worked 27 years as a research physicist for Ford and taught physics at undergraduate and graduate levels. At OLLI, he has hosted 28 science study groups and led 5 book discussion groups.